Confirmed for Wallace in his heart of hearts that what moved him might move others. He could only find what was universal by finding something that was completely personal.

Art and Trampolines and Food Trucks and Friend-Making

Bravo to Catalyst West for adding all sorts of little frills to the experience; in this case, pictures are worth about 15-20 words.

Music

There were several different groups that played and/or lead worship at Catalyst West; TB’s already remarked on the Gungor session that was beautiful. They also played along with this video that TB appreciates to no end:

Mariners Church

Mariners Church in Irvine, Calif. was the site of Catalyst West 2011 and was a central character in TB’s Catalyst experience. If TB had gone to a Christian college, and the campus of Mariners Church was the college, TB would have few disappointments. For instance, let’s play Which is the Worship Center?

If your answer was the last one, you win! (The other two were the children’s center and the chapel, respectively.) There are literally five other complexes that could have been included as a plausible worship center. In fact, the actual worship center has a bookstore and a restaurant as well. There are waterfalls, streams, fields, a life-size whale to play in, and a trolley to get people out to the parking lots. The church has two dedicated traffic lights to manage those coming in and out.

The place is RIDICULOUS–and TB’s not sure if it’s good ridiculous or tragic ridiculous. Maybe that’s for another blog post.

Fuller has started a blog on Patheos, and The Burner will be migrating to a column published on Fridays. The treasure trove of old Burner posts will still be available here on The (Back)Burner, simmering away for your education and edification.

I’ve loved running this blog and have fantastic memories. Now it’s time for a new chapter in Fuller online publishing, and the transition will begin February 1st.